So, Yeah, Twitter Is Not Excited ‘American Idol’ Is Coming Back

Barely a year after the FOX show came to an end after a wildly successful 15-year run, the pioneering singing competition has been resurrected and will return on ABC.

Idol was a proverbial game-changer. Originally a summer show, it rocketed to the top of the Nielsen ratings and viewers could not get enough of the banter between judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul while also having a direct impact on who would win a recording contract.

The show, which made stars out of everyone from Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood to Ryan Seacrest and re-ignited Abdul's career, was a smash for years before ratings slid and critics complained the focus shifted away from the contestants to the rotating panel of judges.